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paraleipsis Definition

para·leip·sis (par′ə līpsis)

noun pl. -·ses′-sēz′

a rhetorical device in which a point is stressed by suggesting that it is too obvious or well-known to mention, as in the phrase, “not to mention the expense involved”

Etymology: Gr, omission < para-, para- + leipein, to leave: see loan